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l APPLICATION FILED OUT. Z4, 1910. BENEWED'AUG. 4, 1911. im K231.*9JG2353- e Patented Sept. 5, i911.

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C. A. SGHAEPER.

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UNITED STATES T OFFICE.

CHARLES A. SCHAEFER, Ol? GALIG, OHIO.

SHOW-CASE.

7 Application-ala october 24, lolo,

To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that l, @Hannes Serninrnn, citizen of the `Unit-ed States,residing the county of Crawford and State of hio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Show-Cases, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements indevices for containing fruits, candies, or other coininodr. ties forsale, and the invention .has for its` primary object an improvedconstruction of show case which. will more than'fcomply withinunicipalor other regulations or sanitary laws requiring goods to beexhibited .in dust proof cases.

The invention also has for its object a ional. sanitary show case whichwill be active in appearance and expose to View evoods to be sold inanattractive Inanncr, but Without the possibility of dust gaining'accessto the interior.` of the case.

AThe invention also has for 'its object a sectional sanitary'showf casoff this character which will embody ,peculiar advantageous featuresrelating the different parts in assembled position to each other,particularly ,the manner of detachablyl holding the glass panels whichforni parts of the ends/and top of the case and through which. the`contents of the case may be' viewed. And the invention has for afurther object to generally im rove this class of devicesY and to rendert em more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear. as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter:fully describe and claiin.-

For afull understanding of the inven- .on, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings, in which: f

Figure 1 is. a perspective view of a show caseA constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional Viewthereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view; Figs e and 5 arefragmentary perspective views looking into opposite cor ners of thecase; and, Fig. 6 is tary view of one end of the case.

Corresponding and like parts` are rea fragmen- Speciieaton of LettersPatent.

the' holding of Patented sept. 5,1911.

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ferred to in 'the following description and indicated in all the viewsof the drawings by the same reference characters.

My improved showcase is preferably constructed of sheet metal andembodies a bottoni 1, sides which are preferably permanently attached tothe bottom, a relaitively stationary vertically disposed end frame 3,and a movable or swinging end frame Il, the latter beinghingedlyiconnected at one end to the downwardly extending edge of across bar 5 and riveted or other! wise secured to the sides 2 at theupper edges of the latter.

The end frame 3 is provided onv its inner face with vertical flangeguide strips 6 andi 70 a bottom horizontally extending guide strip- 7,these strips being designed to receive a, glass panel 8 slippeddownwardly behind them, so as to constitute a transparent and dust proofpanel through which the goods may be viewed at this end of the case.

The sides 2.of the case are formed on their inner faces withlongitudinally eX- tending guide channels 9, said channels beingpreferably formed by crimping the upper edge of the sides inwardly, andthence turning the marginal edges upwardly to form the upwardly facingchannels. 10 designates a top frame. This frame 'is formed at its sideswith depending lianges lladapted to fit into the channels or grooves 9so as to produce a dust proof joint between the top and sides, and theend bar 12 of the top frame is provided with an upwardly' projecting andforwardly facing 90 iiange 13 formed by bending the metal of which theend bar is composed.' The end bar 12 preferably projects somewhat beyond`the adjoining ends of the side lbars of the frame 10. This frame isalso provided at the end opposite the bar`12 with a downwardly extendingbutt-liange 14.

In applying the top to the sides, the flanges 11 are tted down into thechannels 9 and the top frame is given a longitudinal., 100 movement inone direction, whereby the end bar 12 will tit underneath the rear edgeof the cross bar 5, while the flange 13 will embrace said rear edge andeffectually form a dust proof joint at this point, while the butt-flange14 willl bring up against the outer face of the vertical end frame 3 toform a tight joint, and manifestly, a corresponding joint will be formedby theinterengaging side flanges 11 and the walls L of the channels 9.'1t is also to be noted that the end bar'of the frame 10 which isprovided with the butt-flange 14, constitutes astop for the glass panel10, the latter being prevented from removal so long as thetop frame isin place. The top frame is provided lwith longitudinally extending opepositely facing guides 15 for a glass panel,

'these guides being preferably Aformed by crimping the inner edges ofthe iside bars of the frame 10 and then foldingftlie edgesuponthemselves -in opposite directions, as

clearly illustrated in the drawing.

The sides 2 of the case are preferably in clined at the end where theswinging frame 4 is located and are here provided with ontwardly andupwardly facing preferably integral side iianges 16 and a bottomabutment frange/17. The end frame 4 itself .is formed with glass holdingstrips 18, the strip at the -relatively free edge of the frame,designated 19, being removable and being secured in place by the same1i`ut20 which secures in place the bolt of the hand knob 21. By thismeans the glass panel 22 of the frame 4 may be easily applied andremoved when necessary. The frame 4 is formed on its side edges withflanges 23 adapted to fit into the side iianges 16 so as to form a dustexcluding, joint between the frame 4 and the sides 2` when' the formeris in .closedv position. The

abut-mentV flange 17 is recessed or cut out, as indicated at 24, sol asto accommodate the nut 20 in the closed position ofthe frame 4.

From the foregoing description in connectionrwith the accompan'ygngdrawings, the practical use 'and operation of my improved sectionalsanitary show case will be apparent. The panels maybe easily. removedland replaced as required, the top may be easily removed and replaced,and when the parts are assembled as hereinbefore described andillustrated in the drawings, it is evident that a dust proof show casewill be produced, which is the main object of this invention.

wardly facing glass folding guides, and' means for holding said framewith its flanges in thechannels.

n 2. A show case embodyingaiswinging end frame hingedly connectedthereto at one edge, said frame being provided on one face withrelatively stationary glass retaining strips and atits free edge with aremovable glass retaining strip, a handle knob, a bolt connectedto saidknob and extending throughv the free end vof the frame and saidremovable strip, and alnut screwing on said vbolt 4and serving to holdboth fthe. handle knob and removable strip in pla-ice.

3. VA show case embodying a swinging end frame hingedly connectedtheretol atfone edge said frame being provided on one/face withrelatively `stationary glass retaining strips and at its free edge witha removableglass retaining strip, a handle knob, a bolt connected tosaid knob and extending through 'the free end of the frame and saidremovable strip, a nut screwing on saidbolt and serving to hold both thehandle knob and removable strip in place, the Swingin g frame beingalso' provided with side flanges, and the case being formed withoppositely facing, ianges and with an abutment flange against whichlatter the free end of the frame is adapted to lie, said abutmentfia-nge being formed with a recess to accommodate the nut.

' ln testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature' in presence of twowitnesses.

CHAS. A. SCHAEFER. Witnesses: n CEAS. TRACHT,

F HENRY Knnrrrn.

